五、阅读理解。
Taking care of children is a difficult but happy experience. Parents can play an important role in children's growth and future. How about animals? Do animal mums and dads care for their babies?

Emperor Penguins(帝企鹅) Emperor penguin parents put in a lot of work when raising their babies. After laying eggs, mums will leave to look for food. Then, dads will watch eggs for at least nine weeks. When the mums come back, they will hatch(孵化) the eggs and it's time for the dads to go out for food. Finally, both parents will go out to hunt(觅食) while the baby penguins stay at home. When the babies grow up to five months old, they need to take care of themselves.
African Elephants Elephant mums are pregnant(怀孕的) for a very long time—22 months—and give birth to big babies. The weight of an elephant baby is around 200 pounds!
Baby elephants can't see well at first, so they depend on their mothers very much and stay close to them for the first few months. For the next two years, the mums will care for their babies and teach them how to look for food, collect water and protect themselves—but they continue to be dependent on their mothers for years.
Polar Bears(北极熊) Polar bear mums give birth to babies in a special way. They will prepare a den(洞穴), a snow cave in the ground, to give birth and care for their babies. These dens provide a warm and protected environment for them. The babies are tiny and blind at first and when they grow up bigger, the mums will teach them important life skills such as searching for food and surviving(存活) in the wild.
()1. How long will the emperor penguin dads at least watch the eggs?
A. Five months. B. Nine weeks. C. Nine months. D. Five weeks.
()2. What won't elephant mums teach their babies?
A. To look for food. B. To protect themselves.
C. To collect water. D. To hatch eggs.
()3. From the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Emperor penguin mums and dads work hard to take care of their babies.
B. Baby elephants can't hear well, so they need to be close to their mums.
C. When baby elephants grow up, they won't depend on their mums any more.
D. Polar bear mums give birth to babies on the ground in the wild.
()4. Where is the passage probably from?
A. A travel guide. B. A storybook.
C. An animal magazine. D. A science fiction.
()5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Importance of Love B. Protect Your Babies
C. How Great Mums Are D. Parenting in the Animal World

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D

【分析】
本题是关于动物父母养育幼崽的英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题，主要考查学生对文章细节的定位理解、信息比对及主旨大意的把握。解题思路为：先通读全文了解核心内容，再针对每道题的关键词回到原文精准定位，将原文信息与选项逐一比对，排除错误选项后得出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据题干关键词“emperor penguin dads”“watch the eggs”，定位到帝企鹅段落中“Then, dads will watch eggs for at least nine weeks.”，可知答案为B。
2. 第2题：根据题干关键词“elephant mums teach their babies”，定位到非洲象段落中“teach them how to look for food, collect water and protect themselves”，未提及“hatch eggs”，故答案为D。
3. 第3题：逐一验证选项：A选项对应帝企鹅段落首句“Emperor penguin parents put in a lot of work when raising their babies.”，表述正确；B选项原文是“Baby elephants can't see well”而非“can't hear well”，错误；C选项原文是“continue to be dependent on their mothers for years”，错误；D选项北极熊是在雪洞（den）中生育，并非野外地面，错误，故答案为A。
4. 第4题：文章围绕动物养育幼崽展开，属于动物相关内容，最可能出自动物杂志，故答案为C。
5. 第5题：文章核心是介绍动物世界的育儿方式，对应选项D“Parenting in the Animal World”，故答案为D。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题选取动物养育幼崽的科普内容，题目侧重细节查找与主旨理解，题型贴合初中英语阅读考查方向，能有效锻炼学生的信息定位能力。
【难度系数】
0.6